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A dedicated post with the full summary and analysis Getting straight to the point — this round clearly issued more invitations than the previous one. Nursing, the big winner, continued to receive a large volume of invitations, and there were also quite a few occupations that hadn’t seen any invitations in about a year finally getting some this time around.
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The second round of Subclass 189 invitations has arrived as expected, starting 10 minutes ago. A wide range of occupations are receiving invitations, and the round is still in progress — best of luck to everyone! Statistician — 85 points Early Childhood Teacher — 85 points PT — 80 points Solicitor — 85 points Secondary School Teacher — 75 points
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The 13 November round of Subclass 189 invitations has just been issued. Based only on invitations received by our clients and data we have collected externally, we can already see that this round issued noticeably more invitations than the August round, and across a wider range of occupations. Below is the data we had collected as of 11 am. Some
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As most people know, Australia’s partner migration program has always included a family violence provision In short, if the relationship breaks down during a partner visa application because of family violence, the sponsored applicant can continue applying for permanent residence through this special provision. In other words, even after separation or divorce, the applicant will not lose their status simply
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The Department of Home Affairs quietly updated its visa processing time reference again in early November; the previous update was in October. Skilled Migration 189 50% waited 9 months, 1 month slower; 90% need 10 months, 1 month slower Subclass 189 applications are processed strictly in lodgement order; the Department is currently working through applications lodged in December 2024, with
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Today we are sharing a recent Student visa dependant (partner) case that was successfully overturned. We have handled many tricky cases where DIY visa applications were refused, and we have run countless Student visa ART appeals. But today’s case is different. The client lodged a Student visa secondary application DIY from offshore, with no appeal rights. On top of that,
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Anyone familiar with Australian migration knows that healthcare has long been a priority sector for skilled migration — nurses, doctors, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and similar professions have sat on the skills shortage lists for years. The reality, though, is that the bar for skills assessment in these professions is very high — most require an Australian qualification, registration or local
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This Week’s Key Updates Australia Migration News Part 1: Three states confirm full quotas — all reduced to varying degrees Part 2: Subclass 189 invitations next Thursday; EOI backlog updated through October Part 3: QLD and WA to issue invitations; SA opening soon Part 4: September skilled visa grant figures; state nominations processing on “three parallel tracks” Part 5: This
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This week’s study-abroad roundup — – CDU scholarship and English language program updates – UNSW College scholarship updates – UC 2026 S1 key deadline extended – Griffith adds international places for 2026 intake, new campus opening in 2027 – Newcastle international-student visa approval rate above 90%; save the 2026 timetable [This week’s offer show]
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The full NSW and Canberra allocations have just been updated and confirmed (Figure 2) Tasmania was the earliest to confirm, with 1,850 places (Figure 3) The 189 program will issue a new round of invitations next Thursday (Figure 3) 189 / State Nomination / Employer Sponsorship You can long-press the QR code in Figure 1 to contact us for a
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